Bahrain vs Syria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bahrain Syria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3139
$1337
🏠 One person rent
$666
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$1340
$345
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$115
$78.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1683
$59.1
💸 GDP per capita
$29084
$421
😃 Human freedom index
5.47
2.96
❤️ Life expectancy
79.2
72.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
42
13
🌐 English speaking %
80%
4%
🎓 Higher education
48
38
😀 Quality of life
65
7
🏙️ Population
1.31M
22.9M

The average cost of living in Bahrain ($1249) is 128% more expensive than in Syria ($549). Bahrain ranked 48th vs 173rd for Syria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bahrain compared to 0.1 months in Syria. Ranked 51st and 192nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bahrain vs Syria

We calculate prices for Bahrain and Syria as a population-weighted mean of 3 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bahrain Syria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.94
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.79
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$771
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$494
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1551
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1089
$201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.4
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.39%
14.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2453
$1266
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1544
$533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$47.3
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$3.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.3
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.35
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.47
$1.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.41
$3.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.9
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$2.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40
$19.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.81
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$21
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$436
$50.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9774
$1943

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bahrain

City Cost of living Population
Manama
$1267
298K
Riffa
$1218
115K
Isa Town
$1226
61.3K

In Syria

City Cost of living Population
Damascus
$672
2.58M
Aleppo
$541
2M
Homs
$462
775K
Latakia
$427
700K
Hama
$450
697K
Raqqa
$479
300K
Deir ez-Zor
$481
272K
Al-Hasakah
$449
188K
Qamishli
$443
184K
Idlib
$516
165K